diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index a9b831061e84..50d18514b51b 100755
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ config ZONE_DMA32
 config AUDIT_ARCH
 	def_bool y if X86_64
 
-config ARCH_SUPPORTS_OPTIMIZED_INLINING
-	def_bool y
-
 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index bec0952c5595..cb77a9e9f9fe 100755
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -284,20 +284,6 @@ config CPA_DEBUG
 	---help---
 	  Do change_page_attr() self-tests every 30 seconds.
 
-config OPTIMIZE_INLINING
-	bool "Allow gcc to uninline functions marked 'inline'"
-	---help---
-	  This option determines if the kernel forces gcc to inline the functions
-	  developers have marked 'inline'. Doing so takes away freedom from gcc to
-	  do what it thinks is best, which is desirable for the gcc 3.x series of
-	  compilers. The gcc 4.x series have a rewritten inlining algorithm and
-	  enabling this option will generate a smaller kernel there. Hopefully
-	  this algorithm is so good that allowing gcc 4.x and above to make the
-	  decision will become the default in the future. Until then this option
-	  is there to test gcc for this.
-
-	  If unsure, say N.
-
 config DEBUG_ENTRY
 	bool "Debug low-level entry code"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index 02cb5761fef4..224c524243fe 100755
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@
  * of extern inline functions at link time.
  * A lot of inline functions can cause havoc with function tracing.
  */
-#if !defined(CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_OPTIMIZED_INLINING) ||		\
-    !defined(CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING) || (__GNUC__ < 4)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING) || (__GNUC__ < 4)
 #define inline \
 	inline __attribute__((always_inline, unused)) notrace __gnu_inline
 #else
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 50f0d766e7bc..1a6a82117b2f 100755
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -335,6 +335,20 @@ config HEADERS_CHECK
 	  exported to $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH) (usually 'usr/include' in
 	  your build tree), to make sure they're suitable.
 
+config OPTIMIZE_INLINING
+	bool "Allow compiler to uninline functions marked 'inline'"
+	help
+	  This option determines if the kernel forces gcc to inline the functions
+	  developers have marked 'inline'. Doing so takes away freedom from gcc to
+	  do what it thinks is best, which is desirable for the gcc 3.x series of
+	  compilers. The gcc 4.x series have a rewritten inlining algorithm and
+	  enabling this option will generate a smaller kernel there. Hopefully
+	  this algorithm is so good that allowing gcc 4.x and above to make the
+	  decision will become the default in the future. Until then this option
+	  is there to test gcc for this.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
 	bool "Enable full Section mismatch analysis"
 	help